How to Bring Fiancee to Canada on a Visiting Visa

[pheonixia]

Hi,
My Fiancee (?) or Spouse (confused on what term to use because we are legally married in Pakistan but not in Canada) is currently doing his PhD in America on a student visa.


I was wondering how I could let him come to Canada on a visiting visa directly from America?

Would he need to go back to Pakistan or something before entering Canada?

*edited* Sorry I figured most of it out on my own: http://www.canadavisa.com/us-international-student-travel.html

But, now I have some new questions:

He is studying in North Carolina but according to the website there are only five Canadian Immigration Visa Office's in the USA. Is there a way to get his TRV from North Carolina? Or does he have to directly go to one of these Visa Offices? Can he just mail his paperwork?

Also, how long does the process for a visiting visa take?

Thank you.

 

[bellaluna]

I believe the information in the page you saw above is outdated, there is a message that says so.

CIC has since shifted to online visa applications. He can apply for his visa online by starting at the link below. He can pay the visa fee of CAD $100 with a credit card online.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/getting-started.asp

13 days for TRV processing in the US.

When he gets the passport request, he has to send an additional processing fee to a lockbox in Philadelphia and his passport to the NYC VAC. The instructions will be in the letter, and they are in this thread:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/online-applications-applied-in-the-month-of-april-2016-pls-update-your-time-line-t412681.45.html